Online Information Literacy: Challenges in an Arabic Context

Fiona Hunt, Zayed University
Janet Martin, Zayed University

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Source of Publication

Proceedings of E-Learn 2005--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education

Publication Date

10-1-2005

Abstract

There has been a dramatic increase in the development of online information literacy instruction the world over in recent years, particularly at the level of tertiary education. Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in the Middle East, is therefore not alone in making the transition to online instruction, but is unusual in its endeavor to introduce this instructional design into an Arabic context. This poster session will look at the impact of culture on the effective delivery of online information literacy, with specific relevance to the Arabic context, and with recommendations for a critical revision of online instructional design in this context.

ISBN

978-1-880094-57-0

Publisher

Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)

Volume

2005

First Page

2608

Last Page

2612

Disciplines

Education

Keywords

information literacy

Indexed in Scopus

no

Open Access

yes

Open Access Type

Bronze: This publication is openly available on the publisher’s website but without an open license

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